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WARMAdvantage

Program Overview
This program is designed to promote the purchase of high efficiency natural gas home heating systems and/or water heaters. To this end, the Program provides rebates towards the purchase of qualifying high-efficiency natural gas equipment.

New incentive levels will be effective for purchases on or after June 1, 2008.  Click here for more information.

To obtain a rebate application, call 1-866-NJSMART.

High-Efficiency Natural Gas Equipment Incentives

Equipment Type

Efficiency Standard

Rebate Levels Effective May 1, 2006

Furnace

90% AFUE or greater, ENERGY STAR

$300
Furnace with Electronic Commutated Motor (ECM) or equivalent 92% AFUE or greater, ENERGY STAR $400

Boiler

85% AFUE or greater, ENERGY STAR

$300

Water Heater

0.62 Energy Factor or greater

$50
Water Heater 0.82 Energy Factor or greater $300
 

Please note: all units must be listed in the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Consumers' Directory of Certified Efficiency ratings.

Qualifying heating systems installed in new homes must be located in “Smart Growth” areas of NJ in order to receive an incentive. To determine if a location is in a designated Smart Growth area, use the Smart Growth Locator located on the HMFA web site, http://sgl.state.nj.us/hmfa/viewer.htm, and check the State Plan Quad PDF files available at http://nj.gov/dca/osg/resources/maps/quadmaps/shtml.

Features and Benefits

High-efficiency natural gas furnaces and boilers carry the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR label to help consumers distinguish between standard and high-efficiency equipment. To learn more about the benefits of high-efficiency equipment, visit the ENERGY STAR Web site.

Qualifying high-efficiency water heaters have an Energy Factor of .62 or greater.  Click here for information on incentive level changes effective for purchases on or after June 1, 2008.

For more information about this program, please download the following:

WARMAdvantage Program Hot Water Heater Brochure (PDF)
WARMAdvantage Program Gas Heating Brochure (PDF)

Eligibility Requirements

This Program targets all residential dwellings into which a new natural gas furnace, boiler and/or water heater is installed. To qualify for a rebate under this Program, you must:

  • Purchase and install a new natural gas furnace with an AFUE of 90% or greater, a boiler with an AFUE of 85% or greater and/or a natural gas water heater with an Energy Factor of .62 or greater.
  • Install and operate the furnace, boiler or water heater in a residence that is supplied by natural gas directly from one of the New Jersey gas utilities and has a residential gas account number.

Note: Customers participating in the New Jersey ENERGY STAR Homes new construction program are not eligible for rebates through the WARMAdvantage Program. Installations in newly constructed homes are only eligible for rebates in Smart Growth areas, defined as Planning Areas 1 and 2, as well as Designated Centers, on the State Plan Map.

The program also offers rebates on the purchase of energy-efficient central air conditioning and heat pumps.  Click here to learn more.